Caring for the Acutely, Severely Ill Child-A Multifaceted Situation with Paradoxical Elements: Swedish Healthcare Professionals' Experiences
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Ann-Charlotte Almblad1, Mats Målqvist1, Gunn Engvall1
1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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The aim of this study was to describe healthcare professionals' experience of caring for acutely, severely ill children in hospital in Sweden.
Design And Methods:
Five focus group interviews were conducted with nurses, nurse assistants and physicians comprising a total of 20 participants. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Results:
An overall theme emerged that describes healthcare professionals' experiences as: "being in a multifaceted area of tension with paradoxical elements". The theme is based on three categories: proficiency of the individuals and the team is the fundamental base; interactions are crucial in an area of tension; and wellbeing of the individual is a balance of contradictory emotions. With maintained focus on the ill child, proficiency is the fundamental base, interactions are crucial, and moreover contradictory emotions are described.
Conclusions:
The interplay based on proficiency may influence the assessments and treatments of acutely, severely ill children.
Practice Implications:
Recognizing the multifaceted area of tension with paradoxical elements, practical teamwork exercises, a structured approach, and assessment tools could be a possible way to develop interprofessional team collaboration to improve the care of acutely, severely ill children in order to increase patient safety.
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